Chapter 851 The old man doesn't care about false reputation
Hou Junji lowered his head and stopped looking at the emperor.
The voice of Wei Zheng reading the emperor's edict continued to be heard in his ears.
He no longer has any thoughts to pay attention to the subsequent rankings.
Who is on the list of heroes and who is ranked has nothing to do with him.
Hou Junji only knew that he was ranked nineteenth, behind Qin Qiong.
At this moment, Hou Junji felt extremely unwilling.
He is actually not as good as Qin Qiong?
Not long after, Wei Zheng's voice stopped and the list of twenty-four heroes was read out.
"The twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion are all people who have made great contributions to the country of the Tang Dynasty."
"The selection of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion this time is also an affirmation of their achievements."
"Being able to enter Lingyan Pavilion is a glorious honor, and it is really enviable."
"The most unexpected thing this time is the ranking of Wei Pushe, Yi Guogong, and Chen Guogong."
"Isn't that right? Wei Pushe has been on a meteoric rise recently. He first succeeded Changsun Wuji as Shangshu Zuopshe, and now he is directly ranked second in Lingyan Pavilion. It's really..."
The officials looked envious and surprised.
"Gong Yi is not bad either. I thought that even if he entered the list of heroes of Lingyan Pavilion this time, he would be ranked at the bottom. Unexpectedly, he was ranked before Duke Chen."
"Yes, Chen Guogong's contribution is greater than that of Lu Guogong and Cheng Yaojin. He actually ranks behind Yi Guogong?"
"I don't know what your Majesty is thinking."
"Wasn't this list of Lingyan Pavilion's heroes drafted by Zhao Chen, the Crown Prince, and the King of Luzhou County together? Didn't they all put Chen Guogong in such a low position?"
"It's impossible. Chen Guogong used to belong to the king of Luzhou County, but now he belongs to the prince. How could they place Chen Guogong so far behind."
"That means that your Majesty may have followed the list submitted by Duke Zhao? Is it impossible?"
Tai Chi Hall is filled with voices of various discussions, and officials have everything they say.
Not everyone is qualified to enter the third floor of Lingyan Pavilion.
Many of the officials standing here are not even qualified to enter Lingyan Pavilion.
Everyone looked envious, except for Hou Junji, who had a gloomy look on his face.
Just like what the officials discussed just now.
Why would he, Hou Junji, be ranked behind Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong?
"Humph!" Hou Junji suddenly snorted coldly.
All the officials looked over.
"Does Duke Chen Guo have any objections to my arrangement?" The emperor looked at Hou Junji and said slowly.
Tai Chi Hall became completely quiet.
Even if Hou Junji was dissatisfied, he should not express it on such an occasion.
Hou Junji snorted coldly at the emperor's imperial edict. Did he object to it or did he mean something else?
"Father, Mr. Chen Guogong may have caught a cold wind last night, which is why he made uncomfortable noises."
"It's not that I have any objections to my father's arrangements."
"My father established the Lingyan Pavilion as an affirmation of the heroes of the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who can enter the Lingyan Pavilion is a person of great merit."
"No matter where you are, it's the same." Li Tai quickly came out to explain to Hou Junji.
He was a little worried that Hou Junji would not hug him and express his dissatisfaction.
When the emperor cannot come to Taiwan, Hou Junji will be the unlucky one.
Now that he, Li Tai, has just sat on the throne of the prince, it is better to seek stability in everything.
But we can't cause anything that would displease the emperor.
"Does Duke Chen Guo think so too?" The emperor looked at Hou Junji and asked calmly.
Hou Junji felt extremely uncomfortable.
Even though I am obviously unhappy, I still have to pretend to be happy at this moment.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is saying that I feel a little uncomfortable today and I am guilty of offending His Majesty!" Hou Junji said with cupped hands.
He would never have thought that he was obviously the victim.
At this moment, we still have to compromise!
"Let the imperial doctor take a look later!" The emperor raised his hand, glanced at the faces of the ministers, and said:
"The Lingyan Pavilion was built to commend all of you for your great contributions to the Tang Dynasty."
"Some people may feel that this is unfair, but please also think more about what you have done during this time."
"That's it. On New Year's Eve, according to the list announced today, the portraits of all the meritorious officials will be moved into Lingyan Pavilion."
"Retreat!"
The emperor waved his hand and left in front of all the officials.
Tai Chi Hall became noisy again.
The emperor's words just now almost didn't point directly at Hou Junji's nose and said that he had done nothing good during this time.
"General Hou, you..." Li Tai walked to Hou Junji, wanting to comfort him.
As a result, Hou Jun ignored him and turned around to leave.
Li Tai stood there with an embarrassed look on his face.
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When Wei Zheng walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, his feet were a little swaying on the floor.
Also still on their feet were Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong.
"Old Qin, can you walk well? Aren't you just a hero of Lingyan Pavilion? As for you, you can't even walk?" Cheng Yaojin teased Qin Qiong, but his whole body weight was on Qin Qiong.
His face was full of joy, and he could not hide the excitement in his heart.
"You know what the heck, if you are calm, don't lean on me." Qin Qiong said an unprecedented expletive.
Qin Qiong was really excited today.
Even he himself believed that the emperor put his name on the list of Lingyan Pavilion's heroes because of his old friendship, and that he should be the last one.
After all, what happened back then, standing still represented the attitude.
But today, the emperor actually put his Qin Qiong's name before Hou Junji.
This is something Qin Qiong never expected.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, Hou Junji has made many achievements, but Qin Qiong has not even had the chance to go on an expedition.
During the Xuanwu Gate incident that year, Hou Junji led his troops directly into the palace of the Supreme Emperor.
Comparing the two, Qin Qiong didn't even realize that he could be photographed in front of Hou Junji.
The three of them sat on the steps outside Tai Chi Hall and could not go any further.
If your legs get weak and you roll down from here, even if you don't fall to death, you will be laughed to death in the future.
The officials congratulated the three people and left one after another.
After a while, only three people were left sitting here.
"Brother Xuancheng, what do you mean by your majesty? Why should I be ranked in front of Hou Junji?" Qin Qiong pretended to be too pretentious and asked Wei Zheng who was squeezing his thigh.
Wei Zheng still feels like he is dreaming.
It wasn't until he felt severe pain in his thigh that he realized that everything that happened today was real.
Seeing Wei Zheng grinning, Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong both twitched.
They always thought that Wei Zheng was not greedy for these false reputations, but they didn't expect...
"I just thought it was a little unexpected. It's not important for a false reputation." As if he had seen through the minds of the two of them, Wei Zheng quickly waved to them.
But we can't let these two look down on us.
The two of them did not ask further questions, but Qin Qiong continued to ask: "Brother Xuancheng, I know that I made mistakes in what happened back then. I have no complaints if I am not favored by His Majesty."
"It's just that I really can't figure out what happened today."
"Why am I ranked before Hou Junji in the list of heroes of Lingyan Pavilion?"?